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Peter of Dusburg’s attitude towards the Holy Land in the Crusades Period
Posted on April 28, 2013 | No CommentsPeter of Dusburg, a monk and brethren of the Teutonic Order had been one of the greatest Chronicles writers of the Military Order. He had written his book 'Chronicon Terrae Prussiae' in Latin in 1326, during the tenure of the Teutonic Grand Master Werner von Orseln. -
Cross relationships between Cyprus and the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the Teutonic Military Order Tradition
Posted on April 1, 2013 | No CommentsThis article will shed new light on the relationships and connections that developed between members of the Teutonic Order based in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and various elements of the population on the island of Cyprus. -
Querimonia desolacionis terre sancte – The fall of Acre and the Holy Land in 1291 as an emotional element in the Teutonic Order tradition
Posted on December 24, 2012 | No CommentsThose Military Orders − the Templars, Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights, along with other Military Orders, had shed their blood across the Latin Kingdom and suffered many casualties in the final siege which took place in Acre between March and May 1291. -
Environmental impact of the Baltic Crusades: deforestation, animal extinction, dogs no longer on the menu
Posted on December 11, 2012 | No CommentsA multidisciplinary project seeks to understand the environmental impact of the Baltic Crusades. Horses, for example, aided the Christians in battle, while the castles the Crusaders built decimated forests. -
The Battle of Tannenberg in 1410: Strategic Interests and Tactical Implementation
Posted on October 12, 2012 | No CommentsOn July 15, 1410 the united Polish-Lithuanian Army destroyed the army of the Teutonic Order in the Battle of Tannenberg. -
Empowering and Struggling in an Era of Uncertainty and Crisis – The Teutonic Military Order in the Latin East, 1250–1291
Posted on August 16, 2012 | No CommentsThe Teutonic Military Order was founded in the Holy Land in 1198, where the already well established Military Orders of the Hospitallers and Templars were long active, with an ever-increasing military power and political influence. -
The Religious Orders of Knighthood in Medieval Scandinavia: Historical and Archaeological Approaches
Posted on August 5, 2012 | No CommentsEven if the various Orders of Knighthood reached Scandinavia somewhat later than most of the Christian civilization they soon became important religious institutions in Scandinavian societies in the same way as they already were in the rest of western Europe. -
The Sword Brothers – Knights Templars, Hospitallers and Teutonic Knights
Posted on July 16, 2012 | No CommentsListen to the three-part programme The Sword Brothers, broadcast by the CBC radio show Ideas -
The Turning Point in the Battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald/Žalgiris) in 1410
Posted on June 22, 2012 | No CommentsSVEN EKDAHL is Assistant Professor of History at Gothenburg University and Professor of Medieval History at the Polish-Scandinavian Research Institute in Copenhagen. He has published extensively on the history of the Teutonic Order in Prussia as well as treated Polish, Baltic, and Scandinavian themes. -
The idea of Christian chivalry in the chronicles of the Teutonic Order
Posted on June 15, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis has as its subject matter the chronicles written by members of the Teutonic Order to describe and justify the crusades undertaken by the Order in Prussia and Lithuania in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. -
Colonizing the Landscape: A Case Study of Medieval Livonia
Posted on June 10, 2012 | No CommentsThere are several impulses which led me to the history of medieval landscape, and particularly that of Medieval Livonia. When discussing with Gerhard Jaritz the availability of medieval primary sources on the Eastern Baltic landscape, I was obliged to point out the extreme scarcity of medieval picture images, illuminated manuscripts or maps of Livonia. -
Maccabees on the Baltic: the Biblical apologia of the Teutonic Order
Posted on March 18, 2012 | No CommentsThe Teutonic Order, came into being as the third and last of the great medieval crusading orders. The Order began its existence as a temporary hospital for German speaking crusaders during the siege of Acre in 1190. -
Horses and Crossbows: Two Important Warfare Advantages of the Teutonic Order in Prussia
Posted on July 31, 2011 | No CommentsThe combination of these two developments made it possible for the Order's garrisons to withstand long sieges, provided they had sufficient supplies of food, weapons and crossbow bolts. -
New Evidence for the Teutonic Order’s Bavarian Origins: Fragments Found
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsNew Evidence for the Teutonic Order’s Bavarian Origins: Fragments Found By Dana Cushing Published Online (2010) Abstract: This brief article publicizes four little-known sources relevant to the history of the... -
The Saracens of the Baltic: Pagan and Christian Lithuanians in the Perception of English and French Crusaders to Late Medieval Prussia
Posted on July 22, 2011 | No CommentsThe Saracens of the Baltic: Pagan and Christian Lithuanians in the Perception of English and French Crusaders to Late Medieval Prussia Murray, Alan V. Journal of Baltic Studies, Vol. 41,... -
Images of the Military Orders, 1128-1291: Spiritual, Secular, Romantic
Posted on July 18, 2011 | No CommentsImages of the Military Orders, 1128-1291: Spiritual, Secular, Romantic Nicholson, Helen Jane PhD thesis, University of Leicester, December (1989) Abstract The intention of this study is to examine attitudes towards... -
RELIGION, WARRIOR ELITES, AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsRELIGION, WARRIOR ELITES, AND PROPERTY RIGHTS Hull, Brooks B. and Bold, Frederick Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture 2011 Annual Meeting Abstract In 1119 A.D., King Baldwin II of Jerusalem... -
The Battle of Grunwald
Posted on July 16, 2011 | No CommentsThe Battle of Grunwald, fought on July 15th, 1410, has a kind of mythical status in the history of not only Poland, but Lithuania and Germany. Called the Battle of Tannenberg by the Germans and the Battle of Zalgiris by the Lithuanians, this clash was decisive moment in the history of the Eastern Europe. -
W PRZEŹROCZU SYMBOLU GRUNWALDZKIEGO
Posted on July 16, 2011 | No CommentsW PRZEŹROCZU SYMBOLU GRUNWALDZKIEGO Lisowska, Kinga , Marchlewski, Szymon Pracownia Wydawnicza „ElSet”, Olsztyn (2010) Abstract „W przeźroczu symbolu grunwaldzkiego” to polsko-litewski projekt, który został zrealizowany w ramach Programu „Grunwald” Narodowe- go Centrum Kultury od... -
Na znak świetnego zwycięstwa
Posted on July 16, 2011 | No CommentsNa znak świetnego zwycięstwa Ostrowski, Jan Wawel: Grunwald 1410-2010,Dodatek Specjalny, 29 Kwietnia (2010) Abstract 8 maja roku 1410 Władysław Jagiełło wyruszył z Wawelu na wojenny pochód, który miał go zaprowadzić pod... -
The Charge of Polish Knights and Infantry at the Battle of Grunwald
Posted on July 16, 2011 | No CommentsThe Charge of Polish Knights and Infantry at the Battle of Grunwald Holewinski, Felix L. White Eagle: Journal of the Polis Nobility Association, Fall/Winter (2010) Abstract The Battle of Grunwald,... -
Art and Jewish–Polish Relations: Matejko and Gottlieb at the National Museum in Warsaw
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No CommentsArt and Jewish–Polish Relations: Matejko and Gottlieb at the National Museum in Warsaw MENDELSOHN, EZRA Jewish Studies at the Central European University, Budapest (2000) Abstract The visitor to the National... -
Potential Osteoarchaeological Evidence for Riding and the Military Use of Horses at Malbork Castle, Poland
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No CommentsPotential Osteoarchaeological Evidence for Riding and the Military Use of Horses at Malbork Castle, Poland By A. Pluskowski, K. Seetah and M. Maltby International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Vol.20 (2010) Abstract:... -
The battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald) in 1410
Posted on July 15, 2011 | No CommentsThe battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald) in 1410 By Dmetrius Dviochenko de Markov From Crecy to Mohacs: Warfare in the Late Middle Ages (1346-1526): 22nd Colloquium of the International Commission of... -
The Ecology of Crusading project: new research on medieval Baltic landscapes
Posted on May 30, 2011 | No CommentsThe Ecology of Crusading project: new research on medieval Baltic landscapes By Aleksander Pluskowski, Alexander Brown, Lisa-Marie Shillito, Krish Seetah, Daniel Makowiecki, Marc Jarzebowski, Kaspars Kļaviņš and Juhan Kreem Antiquity...